Information processing device, parking assistance device, and method
An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit and a processor. The communication unit receives, from an in-vehicle device, vehicle identification information by which a vehicle is identifiable. The processor is configured to: detect an obstacle; and determine whether the vehicle is drivable along a driving route, according to a position of the detected obstacle and the driving route. Furthermore, the communication unit transmits a result of determination of drivability to the in-vehicle device.
1 . An information processing device comprising:
a communication unit configured to receive, from a plurality of vehicles performing an automatic driving in a parking lot along a driving route to a specific location recorded based on teacher driving by a driver, vehicle identification information by which the plurality of vehicles are identifiable; and
a processor configured to:
detect an obstacle; and
determine whether a vehicle identified from the plurality of vehicles based on the received vehicle identification information is drivable along the driving route, according to the driving route of the identified vehicle and a position of the detected obstacle, wherein
the communication unit is configured to transmit a result of determination of drivability to the in-vehicle device.
2 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is further configured to:
cause a storage unit to record a first background image obtained by capturing the parking lot during the teacher driving of the vehicle, in association with the vehicle identification information; and
detect the obstacle, based on the first background image and a second background image obtained by capturing the parking lot upon starting the automatic driving of the vehicle.
3 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to extract a difference between the first background image and the second background image to detect the obstacle.
4 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to detect the obstacle by image recognition, from an image obtained by capturing the parking lot upon starting the automatic driving of the vehicle.
5 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle is not drivable along the driving route, when the position of the detected obstacle is in a driving area through which the vehicle passes when the vehicle drives along the driving route.
6 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle is not drivable along the driving route, when the position of the detected obstacle is in a driving area through which the vehicle passes when the vehicle drives along the driving route.
7 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle is not drivable along the driving route, when the position of the detected obstacle is in a driving area through which the vehicle passes when the vehicle drives along the driving route.
8 . The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor is configured to determine that the vehicle is not drivable along the driving route, when the position of the detected obstacle is in a driving area through which the vehicle passes when the vehicle drives along the driving route.
9 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the storage unit is configured to store a plurality of driving routes for one piece of the vehicle identification information,
the processor is configured to determine a driving route along which the vehicle is drivable from among the plurality of driving routes, and
the communication unit is configured to transmit, to the in-vehicle device, driving route identification information indicating the driving route along which the vehicle is drivable from among the plurality of driving routes.
10 . The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein
the storage unit is configured to store the plurality of driving routes corresponding to the one piece of the vehicle identification information in order of priority,
when determining that the vehicle is not drivable along a driving route having highest priority among the plurality of driving routes, the processor is configured to determine another driving route along which the vehicle is drivable, from among the plurality of driving routes, and
the communication unit is configured to transmit, to the in-vehicle device, driving route identification information indicating a driving route determined as the another driving route along which the vehicle is drivable, from among the plurality of driving routes.
11 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the processor is configured to detect the obstacle, based on an image captured by a fixed camera installed in the parking lot.
12 . The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor is configured to detect the obstacle, based on an image captured by a fixed camera installed in the parking lot.
13 . The information processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
the processor is configured to detect the obstacle, based on an image captured by a fixed camera installed in the parking lot.
14 . The information processing device according to claim 4 , wherein
the processor is configured to detect the obstacle, based on an image captured by a fixed camera installed in the parking lot.
15 . A parking assistance device performing parking assistance by automatic driving of a vehicle along a driving route to a specific location recorded based on teacher driving by a driver, the parking assistance device comprising:
a communication unit configured to transmit vehicle identification information of the vehicle, by which the vehicle is identifiable among a plurality of vehicles performing automatic driving in a parking lot, to an information processing device, and receive information indicating drivability of the vehicle identified, among the plurality of vehicles based on the vehicle identification information, along the driving route of the identified vehicle from the information processing device; and
a processor configured to output a notification when the received information indicates that the vehicle is not drivable along the driving route.
16 . The parking assistance device according to claim 15 , wherein
the processor is configured to cause a display unit in the vehicle to display a message, as the notification, indicating that the automatic driving is not able to be started due to presence of an obstacle.
17 . The parking assistance device according to claim 15 , further comprising:
a storage unit configured to be able to store a plurality of driving routes based on a plurality of teacher drivings, wherein
the communication unit is configured to receive, from the information processing device, driving route identification information indicating a driving route along which the vehicle is drivable from among the plurality of driving routes, and
the processor is configured to output a notification indicating a driving route along which the vehicle is drivable, based on the received driving route identification information.
18 . The parking assistance device according to claim 16 , further comprising:
a storage unit configured to be able to store a plurality of driving routes based on a plurality of teacher drivings, wherein
the communication unit is configured to receive, from the information processing device, driving route identification information indicating a driving route along which the vehicle is drivable from among the plurality of driving routes, and
the processor is configured to output a notification indicating a driving route along which the vehicle is drivable, based on the received driving route identification information.
19 . A method comprising:
receiving, from a plurality of vehicles performing an automatic driving in a parking lot along a driving route to a specific location recorded based on teacher driving by a driver, vehicle identification information by which the plurality of vehicles are identifiable;
detecting an obstacle;
determining whether a vehicle identified from the plurality of vehicles based on the received vehicle identification information is drivable along the driving route, according to the driving route of the identified vehicle and a position of the detected obstacle; and
transmitting a result of determination of drivability to the in-vehicle device.
20 . The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a storage that stores the vehicle identification information in association with a driving area which is an area through which a vehicle body of the vehicle passes when the vehicle drives along the driving route.
21 . The information processing device according to claim 20 , wherein
the processor determines whether the received vehicle identification information is included in a vehicle identification information registered in advance in the storage.